Albert R. Haines (born September 15, 1826) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the

Ohio Senate The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the se ...

from 1876 to 1878.

Early life

Albert R. Haines was born on September 15, 1826, in

Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio Brown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the township had a population of 7,214. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: ...

, to Hannah (née Shriver) and Joseph Haines. Haines was descended from Jacob Haines, a Quaker who emigrated from England.

Career

One of Haines's first jobs was as a teacher in

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. He then returned home and worked on his father's farm near Pekin and taught school in the area. He then clerked at Joseph Poole & Co., a store in Minerva and later at Morledge & Perdue. Haines then partnered with William and Jeremiah Unkefer in a general store. In 1855, he moved to

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and started a country general store there. The store was part of a joint stock company. He worked there for about fifteen years. He then worked his "Church Hill" farm in Sandy Valley between Malvern and Oneida Mills. Haines was a

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. He ran for the

in 1867, but lost. In 1872, he was a presidential elector. He served in the Ohio Senate, representing the 21st district from 1876 to 1878. In 1877, he declined the Democratic nomination for the Ohio Senate. He was a delegate at the

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. In 1888, Haines joined a business in Malvern manufacturing fire brick called the Malvern Clay Company. The clay and coal supplying the business came from his farm. He also owned several thousand acres of land in Arkansas.

Personal life

Haines married Almira Harsh, daughter of

Leonard Harsh Leonard Harsh (March 22, 1801 – 1866) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1843 to 1844 and from 1862 to 1864. Early life Leonard Harsh was born on March 22, 1801, in Washingto ...

, of Harrison Township in the fall of 1857. Her father was a justice of the peace and state representative. They had six children, Lula Hannah, Jettie Lilian, Minnie Albert, Carrie Elizabeth, Robert H. and Paul W. His daughter Minnie married the Cleveland manufacturer Isaac N. Pennock. His brother Thomas E. Haines represented

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, in the Iowa state legislature. In 1889, Haines traveled through Europe.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Albert R. 1826 births Year of death missing People from Carroll County, Ohio People from Wayne County, Illinois Democratic Party Ohio state senators Farmers from Ohio 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American educators 19th-century American farmers 19th-century American legislators